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Well we survived the Nor’easter, which was really nothing more than a weekend in New England. If we had gotten a lot of snow, we know it would take a long time to clear. Still, we know that when you sink the shovel into the snow pack, the first cut is the deepest. Those older folks are smart and either retire to a place where they can enjoy those warm southern nights or make an extended stay in a hotel out in California, instead of waiting for that spring rain to melt it all away. I like dreaming, and someday I hope I can meet a dancing queen who is also a rich girl. Then we can fly like an eagle on out of here. In the meantime, maybe I’m amazed by the songs of Billboard Top 40 from the Week of March 19, 1977.

Link to a listing of the songs in this week’s episode: https://top40weekly.com/1977-all-charts/#US_Top_40_Singles_Week_Ending_19th_March_1977

Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based.

Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com Wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s) by Pete Battistini.

Rejected Episode Titles:

Disco Lucy Dancing Queen

The Crackerbox Palace Hotel

Southern New England Nights

Don’t Give Up on the Lido Shuffle

The Year of the Cat Stevens

Carry On My Boogie Child

Weekend in the New England Hotel California

Things we talked about in the episode:

David Soul as The Covered Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLxxaOtl0c

Glen Campbell & Carol Burnett ~ A Star Is Born 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdSpiyNJjqg

 


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